Saturday, 18 December 2010

UFO 2011 Challenge is an idea from Judy Laquidara [ see side bar button] so I have been compiling a list of things I would like to finish next year. I will add photos when I get time!1 Little Miss quilt top, need quilting and binding2 Red white and Blue, needs batting, backing quilting and binding3 Cowboy Icon wall hanging.. needs lots of work4 Stars of the USA.. a few more to paper piece and then make into a quilt5 Sun Bonnet Sue of the months.. an on-going BOM I would like to finish6 Baltimore blocks made, needs making into a quilt7 Fairy blocks made, need making into a quilt8 Bento Box quilt needs the binding sewing down9 Amish quilt jacket needs finishing10 Wholecloth quilt needs putting into new quilting frame and working on11 Under the Sea, painting and quilting blocks need finishing12 Wee Birds BOM need starting, as all 12 months have been delivered and I have not even opened the packets!

I made this Bento Box quilt ages ago [ do not remember how many "ages ago!"] but decided this morning to have a go at quilting it on my embroidery machine. I choose a feathery pattern and it has worked well, even though I was a bit hesitant handling such bulk of fabric/batting and backing. All I need to do now is put on the binding.. yippee another UFO bites the dust.

Saturday, 11 December 2010

As I struggle to get in the "black" with my stash report for the year, I have managed to finish three more cushions. I hope to find time [ goodness knows from where!] to at least end the year having used as much fabric as I bought in 2010.

See my side bar for the actual amounts in and out!

The cushions were all made with machine embroidery in the small hoop. Each cushion has 25 pieces embroidered.

Friday, 10 December 2010

Today we had a family Christmas lunch. Luckily the weather held good after an awful week of snow and ice. Mum now age 96years [ 3rd from the left in the photo] really enjoys having her family around her.Many miles were travelled as the cousins travelled to Northampton from Bristol, Derby, The Cotswolds, London and Leicester, especially the ones that travelled from Leicester as they got lost for over an hour!! Hope Santa brings Mike a SatNav!!

Wednesday, 8 December 2010

December 2nd our IAM group had our Christmas Party. A workshop making angels and robins started the day, this was followed by lunch, show and tell and then the best part of the event.. Christmas gifts. With a £2 limit we each buy 7 small gifts for the rest of the group, one of our members, Ann, is in Australia and I am behind the camera!

It is amazing the gifts we all seem to find and no two were the same.

After present giving we had a game of Left / Right, where seven wrapped FQ's are passed left and right while a story is being read.. this always causes much laughter!